The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-17
GENERAL NEWS.

BUSINESS very quiet.
Two boats leaving today.
TIE Chickasaw ia the Wednesday
packet for White river.
TIE Arkansas, ST. Francis and
White rivers are falling.
The Rene Macready Is the Tuesday
packet for st, Francis river.
DURING the twenty-four hours end.
ing at noon yesterday the river here
fell inches.
THE Guidiug Star passed to New
Orleans at an early hour yesterday
morning. She did nothing Of interest
here.
THE Jay Gould, towing 4 barpes
containing 1900 tons OF miscellaneous
iIe!grt, passed to st, Louis yesterday
afternoon.
The City Of Cairo, Capt. L'ahtner,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving at
4 o'clock this afternoon for Cairo aud
81. Louis. u...
WAND now the knowing ones tay that
the new boat being built at Paducah
fer the Lee Line will be named Ar
kansas Belle.
THE Louisville and Cincinnati mail
line pilots were successful In receiving
their increase in Esary from 800 to
$40 per month.
The Buckeye Stale will arrivs to-
morrow, aud she leaves again Toes
day evening for Cincinnati. Capt. O.
b. Russell is agent.
The K L, Cobb should arrive to-
night, and she is the regular picket
leaving Tueeday evening for Pine
Blui and way points on the Arkansas
river.
The City Of Providence, Of the
Anchor Line, is announced to leave
here at 10 o'clock this morning for
Vicksburg. Capt. George Carvelle Ia
in command. f
The upper Mississippi river is now
open to 81. Paul, the Ice having passed
out OF Lake Pspin. The first beat
through from s.. Louis this season
will be the Plttsburs, OF the Diamond
Joe Line.
THR John +. Walton, towing six
model bargep, passed to the 0 aio river
yesterday morning. The barges be-
long to the Mississippi Valley Trans
portation Company, and they will be-
left at Cairo.
The James Lee, Capt. Clsgyett, Is
the regu ar packet leaving tomorrow
evening for Heller q, Friars Point and
all way landings. Messrs. Wm. Ash
ford, VIII Darrsgh and John Rhodes
are her clerks.
The Coahoma, Capt. Henry Cooper,
Is the Lse Line packet leaving tomor.
row evening for Gold Dust, O.ceola
and all way points on the upper coast.
Metsrs. William Smither, Sid Wheeler
and Charley Lsitwich are her clerks.
The feet and elegant sidewheel
steamer Kate Adams, with the veteran
Capt. Mark Cheek on the roof, leaves
at b O'Clock tomorrow evening for
Helena, Terrene, Ooncordia, Arkansas
City and all way lsndings. Messrs.
VIM. Banker, Lew Smith aud Harry
Best are her clerks
NAroHEz Banner, 18th: Sol. J. Qain-
lovRu x Sons, st, Louis mercb ants,
telegraphed this morning 10 their
sgent in this city, Mai. \ f. Power,
the following rates on freight via the
river: Grain at sll bank landings Is
to 80 cents per 100 pounds; grain TO
Natchez, ia TO 20 cents Der 100
pounde; meal and hour double.
THE towboat Henry Lourey watch
passed here several days ago, owing
Elk barges and fuel boat, hit the
middle bar at Una, twelve miles be.
low Greenvlle, aud sunk one OF her
barges. The barge, which was num-
bsred 90, contained $4,000 bushels of
oats in bulk, and it, together with the
barge, will prove totsl loss. The
barge was valued at $4,000.
COLUMBUS Enquirer The Chat
tAhoochee Valley River Convention
promises to be tbs most notable gath
erlng that has ever assembled in
Columbus. Already q large number
Of distinguished gentlemen have con.
sented TO be present. Letters have
been received from Gov Gordon and
senator Colquitt, accepting invitations
10 attend the convention. Senator
Brown, Congressman Oates, of Ala
Dama, and Senator Gall, Of Florida, are
% be among the speakers. r~a
The Will s. Hays, on her fourth day
tut from New Orleans, passed to 81.
Louia at O'Clock last night with a fair
Up stream trip. She put of q lot Of
reight, but added nothing. Friday
light, whom q few miles above Ter
enc, and with q coal fat ia tow, she
picked up q sna0 which, had IL pene-
rated the hull, would have sunk the
'oat. The snag passed up through the
over and boiler decks, on the lar.
,oard eide, making large holes in both
lecks aud also tearing on about 90 feet
Il railing on the boiler deck. The
Iamage will amount 10 about 5000.